After meditating on Lord Shiva, Who has five necks and three eyes, And who is accompanied by Parvathi and Ganesa, Men should read the protection of Lord Shiva.
Let he who carries Ganga protect my head, Let he who keeps the crescent of moon protect my forehead, Let the killer of Cupid protect my eyes, Let he who wears Snakes as ornament protect my ears.
Let my nose me protected by the destroyer of puras(cities), Let my face be protected by Lord of Universe. Let my toungue be protected by the Lord of words, And let my neck be protected by Shiva who lives in caves.
Sri Kanda pathu may kandam, skandhou viswa durandhara, Bhujow bhoo bhara samhartha, karou pathu pinaka dhruk. 5
Let my throat be protected by the God with a blessed throat, Let my shoulders be protected by, he who removes ills of the world, Let my arms be protected by he who lessens the burden of earth, And let he who holds Pinaka bow protect my hands.
Let Shankara protect my heart, Let my belly be protected by consort of Girija, Let my navel be protected by he who won over death, And let my waist be protected by he who dresses in Tiger skin.
Let the God who takes mercy on the oppressed, Who is dear to those who surrender to him protect my joints, Let my thighs be protected by the great God, And knees by the God of the universe.
Let my calves be protected by the creator of the world, Lat my ankles be protected by leader of Ganas, Let my feet be protected by ocean of mercy, And let all my body parts be protected by Sada Shiva.
Yetham shiva balo petham, raksam ya sukruthee padeth, Sa bhukthwa sakalan kaamaan, shiva sayujyamapnuyath, Graha bhootha pisachadhya, trilokyepi charanthi ye, Dhoorad aasu palayanthe Shiva namabhi rakshanath. 9
That blessed one who reads this protection, Which is blessed with power of Lord Shiva, Would get all his desires fulfilled, Attain nearness to Lord Shiva after death, And planets, ghosts and ghouls, Which travel in any of the three worlds, Would run immediately, far, far away, Due to the protection given by names of Shiva.
This armour of the names of the consort of Parvathi, Would remove fears and provide protection, To the devotees who sing these often, And the lord of the three worlds would be within his hold, For this protection of Lord Shiva was revealed, By Lord Vishnu in the dream to Yagna Valkya, Who wrote it,